Transcripts For KTVU KTVU Mornings On 2 At 7am 20240713

In here or outside . Outside and in here. We have 30s, under mostly clear skies. Most of it is disappearing. Well get a break but we are running noticeably cooler. 8 to 15 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. Remember yesterday we had clouds and light rain under clear skies so its much, much cooler. 53 to 55, a little bit below average for this time of the year. Santa rosa to san jose, quarter mile by stockton. Livermore has had about 3 miles visibility, but after that it seems to be okay. Slowly increasing clouds in the afternoon, and the system will be here for some light rain tonight. 50s for highs. This rain system will be very weak and gone early saturday morning. 7 01, here he is, and so far, so good, or something new . It has been good so far and were looking at the east shore freeway. I want to show you a time of 21 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. I kind of like what i see of this mornings commute. We havent had very many slowdowns. 21 minutes is about half the time it formally takes to drive this stretch. When you get to the bay bridge there is little bit of a back up but compared to what we have look at all of these open lanes. I like a little bit of slowing on the car pool lane for whatever reason. This is a look at the east bay commute. There is some slowing approaching the altamonte pass pass and a little bit slowing in hayward but it is lighter. 7 02. Police in palo alto are looking for three people who robbed a safe way store on middle field road. Ktvus Alyssa Herrington is live. You just spoke with a worker . Reporter thats right. The whole thing was really scary. He said two men entered wearing hoodies. One of them had a gun and forced him to the ground at gunpoint at the safe way on middle field road in palo alto. The suspects entered the building and they were wearing hoodies. The suspects went to the pharmacy is broke a glass window. They took off with several items. I saw him just point to me and told me, get down on the floor. Reporter although that employee said he saw two people enter the building, police say they are searching for three suspects. No employees or customers were hurt. This is actually a 24hour safe way, but Police Believe there were no customers inside at the time. Investigators spent hours at the scene. They had the parking lot taped off and they are looking at Surveillance Video to get a better idea of what these suspects look like, and exactly what happened. They say they made off with several drugs from the pharmacy. Police also say they plan to release more details later. Now, the safe way is back open. Again we did speak to employees inside who said the whole thing was very scary. They said the suspects were only inside for about five minutes total. Live in palo alto, ktvu fox 2 news. Thank you, alyssa. 7 03. Happening today, the governor will unveil his new budget plan and preparing for wildfires will get more money and extra attention. Ktvus Christina Rendon is in oakland. You have more that . Good morning. Reporter good morning. This will be our first look at governor Gavin Newsoms priorities for his second in office, tackling specifically wildfires. He wants to add more than 500 firefighters to the states cal fire team. He also wants to make homes safer, so the budget is calling for those fulltime firefighters to be hired over five years and a forecast center to better predict and track fires according to the l. A. Times. Money is being dedicated to making homes more resistant to wildfires in lowincome communities by replacing wooden roofs and closing gaps in homes where sparks can enter as part of a 2 Million Program to fight catastrophic disasters. The governor is also proposing 1 billion for homelessness and provide Behavioral Health services and create californias own generic drug labels to lower the cost of the drugs. Newsom will be in sacramento at 10 30, this is a proposed budget and will likely undergo some revisions before the lawmakers approve the budget this year. Live in oakland, Christina Rendon, ktv, fox 2 news. Today is the deadline to declare how much of the Massive Wildfire penalty it believes it can deduct from its Deadly Wildfires in 2017 and 2018. Some of that can be deducted from the californias taxable income. They were given until today to calculate the savings. Jerry hill said allowing them to write off the penalty does not force the utility to address the problem. People in Sonoma County are encouraged to design an app called sonoma raises. One of the psychologists who helped develop this app tells sonoma magazine people may be reluctant to see a therapist in person, might be more comfortable interacting through an app. The psychologist also says surveys indicate one quarter of wildfire survive obvious develop ptsd symptoms and onethird experience depression and anxiety. 7 06. Tomorrow, the first 49ers playoff game will be played in santa clara against the vikings. The 49ers are healthy again, too, thanks to the firstround bye week they can rest up and heal. Today they will activate quan alexander. The vikings are dealing with adam thielen. He hurt his ankle on wednesday and questionable but says hes ready to play against a fully healthy 49ers defense. Theyre long, physical and they fly around and they kind of have that mindset of their coaches if they are nasty, theyre tough, and it will be a good challenge but at this point, in the playoffs, thats what youre going to get and you better be focused and determined and you better be ready to go. And you know the bay areas ready for tomorrows big game at levi stadium. Landmarks including coit tower, sfo, san jose airport will light up tonight and tomorrow in the home team colors. And look at levi stadium decked out in red and gold and back by popular demand, retro49ers logo from the teams five super bowl runs in the end zones and at midfield. The 49ers also rolling out some special food in time for the playoffs. Take a look at the bulgogi nachos can korean pork, topped with mac and cheese and flaming hot cheto dust and a gold crusted tomahawk. Were going to be showcasing a 23 car at gold leaf wrap edible gold on top of a tomahawk ribeye. Were getting ready for some playoff football at levi stadium. To bring the noise, thats happening on the field we have to bring it from a food standpoint. That ribeye is like fred flinstone. They are also debuting the dungenes s crab sammy. The game starts at 1 35. 7 08. I know sal doesnt forget that or the commute. Still pretty quiet . It is looking pretty good, i have to say on a friday. Maybe the resolution was work smarter and not harder because friday people seem to be working from home. The carquinez bridge to the bay bridge, its not completely light, but its better than it normally is. Highway 4 a little bit slow coming up over bay point. 680 looks good to walnut creek. Peninsula, southbound 101 at 380, traffic is backed up from brisbane through south city to 380 so get on after 380 or use 280 through daily city, south city and san bruno to get around the problem. 7 09. Heres steve with the weather. Thank you. Looks like a weak system will fall apart around 9 00 a. M. , 10 00 a. M. , breezy, partly cloudy skies out of the northwest 15, 25milesanhour still going 54 at kickoff. It is much colder this morning anywhere from 8 to 15 degrees colder in napa and livermore down 15 compared to yesterday at this time. We had rain at this time yesterday morning. We had clear skies. 53, 55. Going to be a cool, cool day. Sun in the morning and a few clouds coming in, in the afternoon and well cloud up this evening from that system, which is making its way up in the north coast. Its a weak system but will give us some very light rain. 30s from lake port, napa, fairfield, 32. Livermore is 33. Castro valley, 34. 36, redwood city, and its close for some, albany at 40 around the bay. The city, i think its 44, not 54 for that one observation. Oakland museum is down to 42. Berkeley lab is 42. San leandro down to a cool 36. 71 in truckee and the buoy temps 53 to 55 with the forecast highs. Sometimes it works that way. Our system wont do much except give us increasing clouds and very light rain late tonight early tomorrow, a couple one hundreds. Certainly in marin county, maybe a little bit more but not much. 50s on the temps. Cold morning and sun and clouds in the afternoon. Theyll be another system very similar we get tomorrow late tomorrow into sunday. Fresh snow falling in the sierras. Ski season in full swing. What you need to keep in mind from what to wear on the slopes, and know where you are going. And caught on camera, well tell you where this happened who the police are searching for. Ng f we tried to get the politicians to deal with the problem. But they wouldnt. So we took it to the voters and forced big tobacco to pay its share of healthcare costs. We fought Oil Companies for new clean air laws and closed a billion dollar Corporate Tax loophole to fund public schools. By going directly to the people we got results. Thats not something you see a lot of from washington these days. Im tom steyer and i approve this message. Lets make change happen. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Police are investigating a daytime Home Invasion robbery caught on camera in one neighborhood there. Take a look at the shocks video. Two cars pulling up to a house in the Crocker Amazon neighborhood about 1 20 wednesday afternoon. Ten people with masks, some with guns, jump out. Some of them start pistol whipping one of the victims in this garage, held them at gunpoint, as well. Police say the suspects got away with a large amount of money. This is an unusual occurrence, not only in that neighborhood, but for the city. We dont see incidents like this involving that many suspects. Police say the suspects escaped in an infinity m35 and yukon xl. Investigators want to know if a woman was targeted and a woman was in the home during the robbery but was not hurt. An Emotional Community meeting was held in mont claire neighborhood after a man was chasing she was who had stolen his laptop. Residents are speaking with officials, and the District Attorney. The Police Captain has seen an increase in crime particularly in auto burglaries and theft. Some people at the meeting said theyd like to see more officers on patrol in mont chair and they say many of their calls to police go unanswered. We want to feel like we get some kind of service out here, some kind of coverage in the area, because this is rampant. Its kind of lawless, really. All the resources are put downtown. You call, they dont show up. The Oakland Police department looks to a department shortage saying the department has 60 vacancies. The high tide in San Francisco expected to be a lot higher along the embark car row. Tomorrow, theyll be even higher. Cal trans has closed a park and ride at the manzanit a lot. Peer 15, theyll be leading walks along the embarcadero and theyll be explaining why the high tides are happening and how dangerous they could be. City employees in San Francisco will soon be drinking more tap water. For years city hall has been fly supplied with bottled water, however the Public Utilities commission is switching that and installing reusable five gallon containers filled with tap water from the reservoir and the citys aquifer. It offers freshtasting water to 2. 7 million customers and its time to expand that to city hall. San franciscos Planning Commission approved a proposal to build the fourth tallest building. The 61 story tower would include 165 condos, hotel rooms and office space. This now goes to the board for final approval. Some in chinatown did not approve the way the sunshined on the park. The city parks determined the shadow was within allowable limits. 7 17. Lets get you to where you need to go. Sal youve had a pretty easy job of it this friday morning. I like it for our commuters. If you are on interstate 80, heading west, you will see that the commute does look a little bit better. 24minute time is pretty good for a day like today. This is a look at the bay bridge. There certainly is some slowing, the metering lights are on and its better than it normally is. Bay point is finally getting there with little bit of a crash there was a crash and little bit of a back up even though the crash has moved out. And southbound 101 getting down to brisbane to san bruno. There was a crash at 380. The best way to avoid that is use 280. 280 is a breeze from daily city to san bruno. 7 18. Heres steve with todays weather. Its mostly clear and cold. Well look ahead towards tomorrow afternoon, 1 35, there will be a weak system giving us some very light rain late tonight, early saturday. Partly cloudy wind out of the northwest 54 degrees at kickoff and it is running noticeably colder today, 8 to 15 degrees colder, napa airport and livermore, both minus 15. Fairfields minus 14. That cloud cover and rain, clear sky this is morning. 53 to pivot forecast highs, 56 to 58 is where we should be. Antonio is in daily city, currently 43 with some lingering fog at archbishop Rearden High School. Who do we know that went to Rearden High School . Sal did. Go crusaders. Well get some clouds in the afternoon and that system will give us some very light rain. 39 oakland, 36 san leandro. Fairfield is there. Livermore is 33. 31 ken wood, pope valley, 27, and 31 in heelsburg. There is a lot of cold readings. 53, 55, the forecast highs today. That system will fall apart and give us some very light rain late tonight into early saturday by 8 00, 9 00, it should be on its way and a cool breeze will kick in behind that. 50s, afternoon clouds. Late tonight well cloud up with some very light rain very similar to monday. The 2020 Consumer Electronics show is underway in las vegas one of the biggest trend is keeping people safe in their homes. Well tell you the latest innovations that could change the way you live in the future especially for senior citizens. And perdue farms, why its just about as environmentally friendly as you can get. Two bacon, two sausage, this is the two eggssuper slam. Hash browns and pancakes and now make those pancakes all you can eat for a buck. Thats where the duper comes in. The all new super duper slam just seven ninety nine. See you at dennys. Look at that picture. Guitar intro. This is a classic by led zeppelin. 12 string guitar there. Roberto garcia, thank you for the request. I play requests on friday mornings. Use the ktvu on twitter, facebook, or instagram. 7 23. As ski season picks up across the country, some medical experts are offering tips to prevent injuries on the slopes. Skiers and snowboarders say 70 of parents are experienced riders. They say speed is a big factor and they add while helmets that reduce traumatic brain injuries by up to 50 , most helmets are meant for collisions at no more than 15milesanhour. Watch your speed. Its always easier to go a little bit slower. Know where the trees are and know where the tree wells are, know where the rocks are and above and beyond that, know where your other riders and your other skiers are. Doctors say a ski helmet should cover your ears and the back of your head, especially for beginner skiers who are more likely to fall backwards. Happening today mayor london breed and others in San Francisco will be holding an annual wide Public Safety event as the Lunar New Year is less than a month away and the city wants to make sure everyone celebrates safely. Those celebrating the new year will show them how to prevent extortion and burglary, and the Lunar New Yearends february 4th. The Chinese New Year parade is february 8th in San Francisco. If you cant make it to San Francisco, dont worry, once again well bring it to you live on ktvu. Perdue farms is debuting a new website for customers to buy products directly and there is some environmentally friendly perks. The companys introducing foam insulation made from corn starch which they say, compote or dissist grated and rinsed down the rain, made of recyclable plastic and bee or butterfly friendly seeds will be given to every order, and arbor day will offset their carbon footprint. Jetblue is making some major changes to its wine list. The airline just added canned wine. It costs 8 a can. Target is making a run at athlethicminds shoppers. Target tells usa today theyll launch clothing called all in motion for any athletic level Available Online starting next friday, in stores in two weeks. Target says it expects to generate a billion dollars in sales in the first year alone. 7 26. For hundreds of people who live in mobile homes, many are being threatened with eviction. Coming up how city leaders are taking action for those affected. And its one of the highly anticipated games of the year and the team wants as many 49er faithful. After the game how you can slip into the red and goal and take on the Minnesota Vikings. Were one day away from the 49ers taking on the vikings at home for the first ever playoff game at levi stadium. And burglars caught on camera smashing through a bloomingdales and the latest on the investigation. Announcer from ktvo fox 2 news, this is mornings on 2. Good morning. Thank you for joining us friday morning, january 10th, im dave clark. And im Gasia Mikaelian and i bet youre cold. Steve paulson, it wasnt my imagination. No, its cold. Its cold in here, as well. Temperatures much colder compared to yesterday. 53 to 55, 56 to 58, but were running double digits colder. Now were clear but 15 degrees colder for napa airport, and livermore compared to yesterday. Some cloud cover is making all move to the north. That will be our system late tonight into tomorrow. 30s on the temps for many. Sunny in the morning and clouds in the afternoon. Some light rain late tonight early saturday. 50s on those temps. Heres sal. And we see slow traffic on the peninsula. Southbound 101 getting into san bruno because of an earlier crash that was some slow traffic from brisbane down to san bruno. You would probably use 280 to 380 would be a better bet there. San mateo bridge, the bridges are lighter than usual. Bay bridge does have a decent crowd, 7 30, and you can see its backed up for about a ten to 15minute wait. 7 30. Lets go back to the desk. Developing in the news from tampa, florida, Macdill Air Force base has been declared all clear after an active shooter scare there this morning and the suspect has been captured. That facility is near downtown tampa. It was put on lockdown because of a report of a gunman near the base. Authorities were trying to find a Domestic Violence suspect and heard he was in the area overnight. Later police said there was no active shooter and the suspect had already been arrested elsewhere. During that lockdown though, traffic was jammed on roads around that air base. Its the headquarters for the u. S. Central command and u. S. Special operations in tampa, florida. 49er fever is sweeping across the bay area and beyond. Tomorrow the team is playing its first postseason game in six years. Theyll be hosting the Minnesota Vikings in the firstever playoff game at levi stadium, and ktvus Frank Malicoat is right there. Good morning, frank. Reporter good morning to you, dave. It took six years but the 49ers finally hosting their first ever playoff game here at levi stadium and it took an entire regular season, but the 49er roster, completely healthy, all 53 men practicing, including quan alexander, one of their stud linebackers who will be activated later today. A bit of a visiting story for the vikings. Theyve got some injury woes. Adam thielen is still questionable for the game after gashing his ankle and getting stitched up at practice earlier this week, but thielen says he will be ready to play against a fully healthy 49er defense. Theyre long, theyre physical, and they fly around, and and they kind of have that mindset of their coaches of theyre nasty, theyre tough, and it will be a good challenge, but at this point, the playoffs, thats what youre going to get and you better be focused and you better be determined and you better be ready to go. Reporter the bay area is ready to go, too. Tonight, coit tower, city hall, and sfo will all be lit up in the signature red and gold of the niners. San jose airport, already decked out this week. In fact, by popular demand that retro49er log oh, we all love from the teams five super bowl runs at candlestick, its back in the end zone at midfield now awaiting those Minnesota Vikings. The halftime show will feature tone loc, a bit of a throw back young emcee and the tailgate gang. Kickoff is set for 1 45. The 49ers are favored by seven points. In minnesota, its a balmy 19 degrees. Its in the upper 30s this morning but were told it will be in the mid50s by game time tomorrow. We are very glad that game is in santa clara. Were live in the south bay, im frank mallicoat, ktvu 2 news. If youre a 49er fan and you want to win tickets to tomorrows playoff game, you might be able to if you are not afraid to get a little wet. The 49ers are hosting an event today called the playoff splash sweepstakes where all you have to do is do an impression of nick bosas slide. Remember he slid celebrating a quarterbacks sac in washington in the 49ers will be giving away tickets every 30 minutes beginning at 11 30 at red lot 1 at levi stadium. City leaders are stepping in, in san jose to make sure 1,600 people who live at the west wind Mobile Home Park can stay in their home. The Property Management company, mhc, is asking for the land to be returned when the lease expires in 2022. San jose city leaders say theyre pushing for a zoning change that would designate that land exclusively for a Mobile Home Park. By changing the land use designation, that would require any landowner who wants to develop Something Different than a Mobile Home Park to go through a general plan change. Thats a very lengthy process. Everything ive known is here and being able to keep that means more than i can even describe. The land owner is exploring more stable Housing Options and says they have no plans to displace anyone. The city will take up this matter at the next housing meeting january 23rd. 7 35. Police in palo alto searching for three thieves who smashed into the blooming dales and got away with thousands of dollars. Tuesday morning around 2 00 a. M. It was caught on surveillance. Burglars smashed the doors with rocks and used those same rocks to smash display cases. They got away with 83,000 in jewelry in less than two minutes. There has been a lot of smashandgrab and cars and a lot of porch pirates for an overnight burglary for this to happen, smashing of the windows and in and out, its extremely rare. Police say the suspects getaway car is a white 1990s fourdoor bmw three series. No word yet on the license plate. An 18yearold woman is facing Domestic Violence and Assault Charges after police say that she stabbed her boyfriend outside a target store. It happened yesterday afternoon in East San Jose at the store near story and king road. The 17yearold victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover. 7 36. New evacuations this morning in australia. Almost a quarter Million People being told to leave your homes. A fire weather warning has also been issued for the state of victoria because of strong winds and temperatures well over 100 degrees. Those strong winds are driving, flames back towards the towns that have already burned at least once. Smoke from the fires also leading to an air quality alert. [ applause ]. You can hear those cheers. American firefighters in australia received a had heros welcome. A group from the u. S. Were applauded. It has been a decade since the u. S. Sent firefighters to australia. Since last month about 100 firefighters have been sent there while another 50 or 60 more are due to be sent over the next week. These firefighters will be in australia for at least a month. 7 37. Lets get you out the door. Sal when i look at the bay bridge toll plaza i feel like there is something going on they am missing somehow. Were missing some sort of a holiday, gasia, although it has filled in so were not getting that same 6 00 feeling. This back up is not as long as it normally is, even though you cant really tell by looking at this picture, instead of being 25 to 30 minutes like it was yesterday, its more like ten to 15 minutes before you make it on to the bridge. Some of these other commutes are getting a little bit slower. Look at 680. I like the way this looks. 680 to the walnut interchange looks good. We still have some slowing on the peninsula southbound 101 approaching san bruno because of an earlier incident. The san mateo bridge looks decent and the Silicon Valley is off it a very nice start. 7 38, heres steve with todays weather. A little bit of patchy fog, mainly around the golden gate. Maybe a little on the bridge if you are heading in that direction. Mostly clear though. Up to tahoe, looks beautiful there and that leads us into tahoe, toyota report. Truckees at 7 degrees. South lake tahoe, 13 degrees and if you are going up there, yesterday they got the fresh snow. Today is a Beautiful Day to enjoy that powder. Sun, then clouds. 12, 44. Late tomorrow, very light show and breezy sunday well start off and theyll cloud it up in the afternoon. As for a final forecast, any rain looks like it should be done by 9 00 or 10 00. It will be very light and breezy 54 at kickoff. 53 to 55. 56 to 58 is average but it is colder, no doubt. A little bit of fog kind of moving around, but the system will work its way in so mostly sunny and will turn partly to mostly cloudy for that system which will be here tonight. 30s and 40s on the temps and its going to be a cool day. East bay temp, san ramon, 33, alamo, walnut creek, brentwood, clayton, plesanton and albany has dipped to 39. 15 degrees cooler compared to 24 hours ago at napa and livermore, in double digits for many including fairfield for minus 14. 17 in truckee, reno, 41, and 42 in monterrey. A couple. 01 trace to maybe a tenth of an inch in konk. 50s in coverage. 50s and early cool and breezy cloudy system monday, you two. More details coming in from iran about the deadly crash of a ukrainian plane where 176 people were killed. Coming up where u. S. Officials say iran shot down that jet and what iran and canada are saying about it. Also tax season is just about here and while files ing never fun, the irs is facing some major issues this year. What the agency is doing and what you can do to make sure you get everything done on time. First lets check in with mike mibach. Coming up in the next hour, scammers pretending to be pg e employees. Still saving for that bay area down payment . Coming up on the 9 we look at the news study that shows just how long it could take depending on where youre looking to buy. Were back after the break. Introducing a single sports destination. Where you can find games, news and highlights. All in one place, right on your tv. The new xfinity sports zone. Use your voice to search every stat, standing and score. Follow the teams you love and get notifications when the games about to start, so youll never miss a minute. With the xfinity sports zone. Everybody wins. Now thats simple, easy, awesome. Click, call or visit a store for details. Is. Welcome back to mornings on 2. New video from iran that reportedly shows a missile hitting a ukrainian jet minutes after taking off and crashing killing 176 people on board. The New York Times says it has verified this video and says it shows a missile hitting a plane in the area of iran where a ukrainian jet crashed wednesday. U. S. Officials say its highly likely that antiaircraft missile from iran was mistakenly fired at that boeing 737 jet. 63 canadians died in the crash. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said hes seen evidence that convinces him the plane was hit by a missile. The families of the victims and all canadians want answers. I want answers. That means closure, transparency, accountability and justice. And this government will not rest until we get that. Iran denies the reports of one of its missiles is responsible for that plane crash. It wants the United States and canada to release the evidence backing their allegations. And after a similar measure passed in the house, House Speaker nancy pelosi put the measure forward after the air strike that killed the general qassem soleimani. They had broad power under bills past following the september 11th attacks. Democrats say under the institution, congress should have been consulted before the strike that killed qassem soleimani. A provocative and disproportionate military air strike targeting high level Iranian Military officials and he did so without consulting congress. This is a meaningless vote that only sends a message the House Democrats would rather stand with the socialist base than stand against iran. The resolution was introduced by drastic senator virginia tim kaine and said hes been trying to convince republican senators to support it. A vote could happen next week. A slow down by Companies Hiring new workers. The Labor Department said 145,000 jobs were added last month. Hiring slipped after strong gains in november caused in part by the end of a strike at general motors. The Unemployment Rate stayed at 3. 5 . 2. 1 million jobs were added last year, thats down from the gains of almost 2. 7 million in 2018. Now to todays dollars and cents. A look back at the opening bell started at 6 30 our time. Downjones briefly touched a psychological milestone at 29,000. And the bench park manages to close at or above the number today it will mark the 37th trading day since its last milestone on november 15th, and the fastest such ascend since january 20th, 18 when it took just eight trading sessions to close. We see some Green Trading has been underway for about an hour and 15 minutes. The dow jones is up ever so slightly but adding about 30 points to its number there and it is very close at 29,000. A peak at the s p, we can see its up by almost one quarter of one percent and the nasdaq is up by a third of a percent. A new report to congress by the income tax Taxpayer Advocate is revealing some major problems filers could be facing. The first issue is customer service. According to the report, the irs only answered 29 of the more than 100 million calls it got last year. The irs is also waiting on billions in funding to improve its averaging technology. Budget cuts and shrinking workforce are slowing down the work flow and fraud has delayed legitimate filed returns and false positives are as high as 71 . You should always remember to doublecheck your personal information and make sure to sign your return to avoid any unnecessary delays. The federal government wants to let people know that its not true that students who apply for Financial Aid for college are at a greater risk of being drafted into the military service. With the recent escalation of tensions between the u. S. And iran, misinformation has been spreading on social media. In some cases people were saying that filling out the federal free application for federal student aid or fsfa form would make applicants more likely to be drafted. One question on the form asks male students 18 to 25 if theyve registered with the Selective Service system. If they havent, they library automatically registered in order to qualify for the Financial Aid but the federal government says thatll not increase their chances of getting drafted. Our time is 748 time. A reminder from covered california, get Health Insurance to avoid paying a new fine. Officials say many people dont know this year you have to have Health Insurance or risk paying a penalty. That fine remains in place despite a federal court ruling, striking down the National Requirement that people have to have Health Insurance. If you dont have insurance, through your job, you could enroll through cover california until january 31st and more than half a Million People are eligible for financial help. California said the Affordable Care act was pretty good, but we want to make it better, so Governor Newsom and the Legislature Said lets put hundreds of millions of dollars to help more californians ensure afford their coverage. If you dont have Health Insurance, you could face a penalty of 695 per duty, 350 per child, or 2 of your income, whichever is greater when you file your tax return. 7 49. Now the bay bridge toll plaza, sal, looks like i expect today to look at a friday. But even people who are showing up now, gasia, and dave, are still going to get a lighter than usual commute. Now if you got up early and you came at 6 00, you saw it was almost empty. It is not empty anymore. I think people have showed up, but it still looks better than normal. I can just tell by doing this for years if you put my arrow on that van, its going to get out of it. Sometimes i put my arrow on a car and it stills there for the whole report. The metering lights are on pretty fast that means youll get on pretty quickly on to the bay bridge. Highway 4, a little slow traffic that was helped along by a crash. 680 has been good all morning long from the carquinez bridge heading to the walnut creek interchange and we look at san bruno, even thats improving. We had an earlier crash. If you are leaving San Francisco and trying to get your flight at sfro, give yourself some extra time. Is that smoke . Man is that on the san mateo bridge. Traffic on northbound 280 looks pretty good. 7 50. Lets bring steve back in. Just a little fog, sal. A teeny bit. Thank you, sir. Well get to it. Its cold under mostly clear skies. A brisk 36 with very cold concrete this morning at the oak hirst pool in clayton. Shout out, out there. And theyll somebody light rain early in the morning. Partly cloudy, breezy, 54. Northwest wind, 53 to 55 today average 56, 58, and you know what, i dont think were really going over average any time soon here. A few clouds are already beginning to move into the picture from your a weak system which will be here later this afternoon tonight and overnight well get some very light rain. 30s, 30 in lake port, 32 napa airport, albany and fairfield are 39. San leandro is 39. So is atherton and los altos. Foster city, in the 30s. Union city and fremont, running 8 to 12, 15 degrees colder than yesterday at this time. Rain yesterday morning, clear skies mainly this morning. Our system is making its move, its weak, and will give us some very light rain. It should be gone by 8 00. 9 00, it should be gone. After that, it will start to get out of there. 53 to 56, so tonight well cloud it up and bring in some light rain late tonight overnight into very early saturday and that will be it until probably early monday. The next system, but after that system, kind of a cool breezy pattern going into the weekend. Thank you, steve. 7 52. A top official in Sonoma County in charge of dealing with the homeless has resigned. Still ahead are the pressure he faced that forced him out of that job. And an attempted kidnapping at a california breach caught on camera, what police are blaming for this strange behavior. But first its a battle between two undefeated teams. President trump expected to be among the thousands watching the tigers go down against the reigning champs, clemson. Well look back at the commander in chiefs connections between these two teams. We tried to get the politicians to deal with the problem. But they wouldnt. So we took it to the voters and forced big tobacco to pay its share of healthcare costs. We fought Oil Companies for new clean air laws and closed a billion dollar Corporate Tax loophole to fund public schools. By going directly to the people we got results. Thats not something you see a lot of from washington these days. Im tom steyer and i approve this message. Lets make change happen. Has there ever been a more iconic guitar intro than this . You know exactly what song this is the second it starts. The eagles and hotel california, guitar intros today. Thank you for your requests. If you have a guitar intro, use the ktvu on facebook, twitter or instagram. 7 56. President trump will be at the College Football championship game next monday. Lsu and clemson will play at the Mercedes Benz superdome in new orleans. Some expect the president to get a warm welcome. Since not 2016 election he overwhelmingly won louisiana and south carolina. The president knows clemson since clemson went to the white house after winning the championship last season. The Consumer Electronics show in las vegas is underway and a lot of those new gadgets there are designed to watch your health. The devices range from wearable alarm clocks which send Something Like sleep apnea to calling 911. One app is a virtual caregiver that works from a tablet. Let me gather the medications youll be taking. Verify taking medication. She can see how you are adjusting to a prosthetic or rehab and keep providers informed. Some Companies Say some of the other medical devices at the ces will be out in the next couple months. A Mercedes Benz concept car at the c. E. S. Is inspired by a car in James Camerons block buster movie avitar. Its called the division, avtv, short for advanced vehicle transformation, its an electric vehicle that can go more than 400 miles on one charge. Mercedes benz says it has a palmbased control system that can recognize heartbeats and breathing to identify the drivers. Another notable feature, the lack of a steering wheel, because its fully autonomous. Time now 7 58. This sunday will be the last day on the job for a man named tom sweeney. The long time door man in San Francisco at the sir Francis Drake hotel. Mr. Sweeneys been a door man there for 43 years, started when he was 19. He says he had no idea it would be such an adventure. Shaking hands with seven United States president s, get a call from the white house to hang around with tony blair, the Prime Minister the night before he was with president bush, the next day im with him. How many jobs does that happen at . You are the man. He says hes ready to spend more time with his family, run some marathons and do some volunteer work. A homeowner in mill valley had a surprise this week. It was a skunk that got stuck in his dryer vent. The homeowner heard animal sounds for a couple days and eventually found the skunk hanging out the side of his house. Apparently it had been under the house, then got stuck in the dryer vent trying to escape. That skunk is now recovering at a Wildlife Hospital in san raphael. Animal experts say skunks like those dark spaces under decks and under houses and now is the time to make sure you dont let them settle in or get stuck at your house. New information from police in palo alto after an overnight robbery, were live at the scene. Also governor gavin newsom will outline his new budget in just hours where hes expected to focus safe spending including homelessness, healthcare, and wildfire resources in the 2020fiscal year. And the bay area gearing up for the biggest 49ers game ever at levi stadium. Well show you the special events happening on and off the field for the divisional playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings. Announcer from ktvu, fox 2 news, this is mornings on 2. Welcome back, its friday, mornings on 2, and im mike mibach. And a golden glow behind us, steve, im Gasia Mikaelian. Good morning, we have mostly sunny skies, a little bit of fog, not too much. Well get some cloud cover but a cool day on tap. 53 to 55 on the forecast highs and thats below average which is 56 to 58. Watch out for a little patchy fog, nothing widespread, especially on the golden gate bridge. That next system will give us increasing clouds in the morning and afternoon and event lead to some light rain late tonight and early saturday. For the morning, sun and clouds and well keep temps in the 50s. Sale . Good morning. Right now we have traffic that is going to be, well, its i would say its still lighter than usual and it was heavy there at 7 30. Its clearing out, so we really havent had the volume today on most of these commutes. You can see its a much better than it normally is and highway 4 has been a little bit slow, but even here in Contra Costa County where i reliably go for backups, it is not there. Marin county has been good and the San Francisco peninsula is all right. A little bit of slowing in san bruno after some earlier problems. You would use 280 better than 101 at this point heading south. Brightening moment during an Armed Robbery that happened just after midnight. Elissa harrington is live, and you spoke with one of the workers . Reporter good morning. Thats right. This is a 24hour safe way. Police say no customers were inside at the time, but there were plenty of employees. I spoke with one man who said he was stocking shelves after midnight when two men entered wearing hoodies, one of them had a gun. I just went to see what happened and thats when i saw the guy and he pointed to me said and get down on the floor. That man said he was forced to the floor and he said the suspects went straight to the pharmacy, which was closed at the time, but they broke the glass door and stole several items. The employee we spoke with said they were inside the building for about five minutes and hes unsure exactly what they got away with. Palo alto police said they stole several drugs. Now even though that man said he saw two people, Palo Alto Police say they are searching for three suspicious. They are looking at Surveillance Video from inside of the safe way to get a better look at those suspects. Investigators were here for several hours this morning. During that time, the store was closed and they had the whole parking lot taped off. Now inside when we went inside this morning there were still broken glass on the ground. There were employees cleaning up that mess that was left behind. You can see it is back open. Customers are allowed back inside and Palo Alto Police expect to give an update with more information later this morning. Live in palo alto, elissa herring to know, ktvu fox 2 news. People in petaluma are warning about scammers demanding payment saying they could have their service disconnected. Some of receiving phone calls and others are meeting these workers facetoface. Police say the scammers are requesting a prepaid card or other nontraceable method of payment. If youre pg e account is past due, the utility sends a notification well before it detects any service. Deputies say a woman stole items from an Elementary School in san raphael. The Marin County Sheriffs Office set off the school alarms and deputies found the suspect inside the classroom. When authorities arrested the 45yearold woman they found money belonging to students as well as other stolen items. In the east bay a High School Teacher was arrested on sex abuse charges. 54yearold kyle an wood is accused of having inappropriate relationships with two students back in the late 1990s. Authorities say they began investigating wood after recently receiving reports of the alleged abuse. Now investigators say the victims were students in lafayette where wood was a teacher. Shes currently a teacher in ari in, inrnga and was placed on leave. New ledge station from assembly man david shoe would cut the amount of mortgage interest people can claim on their state taxes deductible up to 700 million instead of 100 million and would duct the entirely on a second home and would generate some 500 million every year. Sonomas top county homelessness official has resigned. Jeffrey ross is the Second Community Development Director to step down in the past seven months. The press democrat newspaper reports ross is leaving amid pressure to close a growing homeless encampment on a neighboring trail. Neighbors complain about crime and a rat infestation and some call for the county supervisor to recall and has been to slow to respond. Today is the deadline to declare how many of pg es Massive Wildfire penalty it can duct from its federal or state taxes. The utility agreed to pay a record fine of 1. 7 billion for the Deadly Wildfires in 2017 and 18. Some of this money can be deducted from the utilitys taxable income. The state senator jerry hill says allowing them to benefit by writing off some of its penalty does not force the utility to address some of its problems. Also the governor will unveil the new budget and it prepares for new wildfires. We are live this morning with more. Cristina, good morning. Reporter yes, good morning to you, mike. Were going to get a first look at the Top Priorities when he unveils that budget. Governor newsom wants more state firefighters and wants to make homes safer. Specifically hes calling for more than 500 additional fulltime firefighters to be hired over five years. Hes also allocating 90 million for new technology and a forecast center to better predict, track, and fight fires according to the l. A. Times. Moneys also being dedicated to making homes more resistant to wildfires and lowincome communities by helping replace wooden roofs and closing gaps in homes where sparks can enter. Its all part of a 2 billion program to fight catastrophic wildfires and other disasters, and that is just one of the issues its focusing on and he also wants to propose 1 billion to fight homelessness and provide Behavorial Health services. Hes also proposing california create its own generic drug label to lower the cost of prescription drugs. Now, all of this is going to be unveiled in his budget at 10 30 this morning in sacramento and likely some revisions in the coming months before lawmakers approve a final budget this year. Ktvu 2 fox news. The first playoff game is tomorrow in santa clara. The niners are healthy thanks to a first round bye week and plan to activate linebacker quan alexander. The vikings are dealing with their own injury problems. Adam thielen is questionable but he is hopeful to face the 49ers defense. They have that mindset of their coaches, theyre nasty and tough and it will be a good challenge but at this point, the playoffs thats what youre going to get and you better be focused and you better be determined and ready to go. The bay area is ready for tomorrows game at levi stadium. The stadium decked out in red and gold and backed by popular back, rote row 49ers logos from the teams five runs in the end zone and midfield. Take a look at some special food, the bulgogi pork nachos, and a foot long hotdog with mac and cheese and cheeto dust. Were going to be show indicatesing edible gold on top of a tomahawk ribeye. Were getting ready for some playoff football at levi stadium. To bring the noise thats happening on the field we video to bring the food. Something they call the dungeness crab sammy, parks open at 9 35. Kickoff is set for 1 35. 8 09. An actual memo went out saying try to wear your red and gold. I dont think we needed the memo. No. I think a lot of us have been niners fans since we were born and my dad made me one. I have a lot of red and gold. This is a look at the niners and the old peninsula. Todays commute hasnt been all that slow compared to some of the other days weve had this week. Look, its clearing enough to see a jet plane heading into sfo. There you go. Heading over to the runway 28 right. Okay. This is northbound 280 setting up to highway 17. That traffic is looking good. And see what the bay bridge toll plaza looks like, im going to pull it up right now and i suspect it is lighter than usual and i am correct. 8 10. Good morning, steve. That was a bonus, sal. We usually dont get to see a flight. Clear skies, a little bit of fog, somewhere around the golden gate. Mainly clear skies and well see increasing skies. Tomorrow any rain will be done mountain morning and partly cloudy breezy out of the northwest, 54 degrees at kickoff. The cool pattern, but looks dry after about 9 00, 10 00 in the morning. Morning fog, and afternoon sun. Rain late tonight into early saturday, and again probably early monday. Temperatures mid50s below average for many. Not showing up as some of that fog but a few of those clouds are making the move into mendocino county, that system will be here late tonight into tomorrow for some very light rain. Livermore 33. Napa airport, 31. Novato, 36, fremont, 36. 32 ken wood and pen grove, and 31 in heelsburg. Pope valley, 27. I dont think anybody will be getting over there. Marin, 39. This is a weak system so its more of a show than go, and in the afternoon turn cloudy with some light rain. 50s on the temps here, so were all set to go unless youre an early tailgater otherwise it will be fine for saturday, but wear a jacket. It will be on the breezy side but it looks good. A man walks up to a family and grabs a girl right in front of her parents. Next well show you how that confrontation played out and police say why this is only part of a larger issue. And how city leaders are responding from people in mont claire neighborhood who say their calls for help often go unanswered. So, as you can see, saving can be quite simple. Case in point, if you get xfinity internet and mobile together, big savings on your wireless bill. Write this down, this is important. Amy, this is actually a life saving class. What a nice compliment, thank you save on fast internet and the best Wireless Network together. What can i say, i love what i do. Thats simple, easy, awesome. Get xfinity internet and mobile together and save hundreds on your wireless bill. Youll get unlimited talk and text and no activation or line fees. Switch today. A family visit in venice beach says a man tried to kidnap their daughter in front of them as the city as the same time sees a spike in crime. A witness said he was on drugs tried multiple times to grab a 6yearold girl from her mother. He and the dad held him down until police arrived. The family was shocked but people in the area say violence is a growing problem. Heartbreaking watching her just start balling her eyes out out crying say she didnt want anybody to take her away. It must be a bad batch of drugs because people lost it. There have been 150 Violent Crimes in venice in the past six months. Many say dealing with untreated Health Issues and drug issues are part of the problem. San Francisco Police are investigating a daytime home robbery that was caught on camera in a San Francisco neighborhood. Take a look at this video. We see two cars pulling up in the Crocker Amazon neighborhood happening around 1 20 wednesday afternoon. Some of are armed with guns with extended magazines. Watch as the robbers confront one of the victims in the garage holding him up at gunpoint and pistol whipping him. The attackers got away with what theyll only describe as a considerable amount of money. This is an unusual occurrence, not only in that neighborhood, but for the city. We dont see incidents like this involving that many suspects. The attackers left the scene in an infinity m 35 and gmc yukon xl. Investigators are trying to determine whether they were targeted and a woman was also home at the time of the robbery. She wasnt hurt. An Emotional Community meeting in the mont claire neighborhood where a man died new years eve when his laptop was stolen. Residents talked about that crime to police as well as the District Attorney. Oakland Police Captain at the meeting said the neighborhood has seen an increase in crime especially when it comes to auto burglaries and theft. Some people say they would like to see more officers on patrol and that many of their calls to police go unanswered. We want to feel like we get some kind of service out here, some kind of coverage in the area. Its so rampant. Its kind of lawless, really. All the resources are put downtown. You call, they dont show up. The Police Department says part of the problem is that its facing a Staffing Shortage and currently has 60 vacancies. Rise and shine. I was ready to go. And no traffic on the way. Do you think this could be throwing me under the bus here. I said even earlier than you usually come in. Sal, help this guy. Gasia, you have to stand next to that guy. I know i do. If we go to the bay bridge toll plaza, it is lighter than usual and could be a new years resolution people are saying im going to work smarter, four days a week, and friday im going to take the day off. This is the bay bridge. You can see some of these other commutes. I keep going back to highway 4. Then we look at the peninsula, and i keep going there because we had an earlier crash thats gone. Lower peninsula looks good all the way to the silicone valley and that commute is nice. No major issues here. If youre driving across the bridge, its very good visibility. The san mateo and the dumbarton bridge and the highways 280 corridor, this is downtown san jose. Im pretty pleased with this mornings commute when it comes to congestion. 8 18. Lets bring steve in. I got in 30 seconds early this morning, sal. No problems with traffic. What did you do with all that time . There is a little bit of fog, not a lot, but where it is located visibility may not than great, novato. Zero visibility, petaluma, santa rosa, concord, zero visibility. Penol has some fog and so does the airport, 0mile visibility. Stockton, a quarter mile, yet tracy says ten. It is also on the golden gate bridge. Sun in the morning and clouds start to roll in. Our next system will be here late tonight, tomorrow. 30s and 40s on your temps. Its cold and well run 10, 15 degrees colder than this time yesterday. 32 san ramon in dublin and clayton is down to 33. Walnut creek is 33. Maraga, 36. Martinez, pittsburgh, and even brentwood there, 39 and 35 degrees. The temperatures will be on the below average today and that weak system coming in tonight. 06, maybe a tenth of an inch tonight into early saturday and it will fall apart by 9 00 or 10 00 a. M. 50s on the temps so bundle up for the game. Partly cloudy, breezy. Same system sunday early monday. Be prepared to see more facebook ads. Facebook is reaffirming not to fact check ads and how social Media Companies are responding. Also what safety procedures are being put in place ahead of the Lunar New Year. Or get your flex on with the incredibles. Kids enjoy the magic for just 67 per child per day, with a 3day 1park per day ticket. Kids enjoy the magic for just 67 per child per day, at at t we believe in access. The opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. Connecting with the things that matter most. And because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet. Weve created access from at t california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits. May qualify for Home Internet at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. Visit att. Com accessnow, to learn more. The gentleman playing is sal hudson. He did a good job, also known as slash. Both radio friends of mine, great song. There is a special guitar intr owe you want to hear, let me know, ill play your requests friday morning. Use the ktvu on facebook, twitter, or instagram. 8 23. People were traumatize one of the psychologists who developed an app tells sonoma magazine people who may be reluctant to see a therapist might be more comfortable interacting with professionals through an app and says surveys indicate a quarter of all wildfire survivors develop ptsd symptoms and onethird develop depression and anxiety. Some city leaders are reportedly trying to save an 18story mixed use downtown housing complex after the developer pulled out last month saying it was cost prohibitive to continue. According to the berkeley side, one councilwoman has been talking with the developer to see if anything can be done to save the project. She said its needed to help with the housing crisis. The complex on shaddock avenue was supposed to include some 300 housing units, as well as retail space and a new movie theater. City employees in San Francisco will be drinking more tap water. For years city hall has been supplied with bottled water but the Public Utilities commission is installing tap water from the awk far. It offers fresh water to 2. 7 million customers and is time to expand service to city hall. The Chinese New Year parade is less than a month away. Today, the mayor and others will be holding the annual city wide Public Safety event. The Campaign Educates asian Business Owners and those celebrating the new year about extortion. The holiday begins january 25th, and ends february 4th. The parade is set for february 8th. If you cant make it you can watch it live on ktvu fox 2. As ski season picks up across country medical experts are offering tips to prevent injuries when youre on the slopes. Doctors are helping injured skiers and snowboarders say that 70 of their parents are experienced riders. They say speed is a big factor adding while helmets reduce tram eightick brain injuries by up to 50 , most are meant for collisions up to no more than 15milesanhour. Watch your speed. Its always easier to get a little bit slower. Know where the trees and the tree wells are. Know where the rocks are. And above and beyond that, know where your other riders and your other skiers are. Doctors say a ski helmet should cover the ears and the back of the head especially for beginner skiers who are more likely to fall backward. Iranian leaders inviting boeing officials to investigate the plane crash that killed 176 people this week. Coming up the reason why the white house and other Authorities Say they believe the crash may not have been a result of technical issues. Also the reason the Lime Scooter Company says its making cutbacks in a dozen key cities. Introducing a single sports destination. Where you can find games, news and highlights. All in one place, right on your tv. The new xfinity sports zone. Use your voice to search every stat, standing and score. Follow the teams you love and get notifications when the games about to start, so youll never miss a minute. With the xfinity sports zone. Everybody wins. Now thats simple, easy, awesome. Click, call or visit a store for details. To deal with the problem. Icians but they wouldnt. So we took it to the voters and forced big tobacco to pay its share of healthcare costs. We fought Oil Companies for new clean air laws and closed a billion dollar Corporate Tax loophole to fund public schools. By going directly to the people we got results. Thats not something you see a lot of from washington these days. Im tom steyer and i approve this message. Lets make change happen. Excitement building across the bay area as the 49ers prepare to take on the Minnesota Vikings in a divisional playoff game tomorrow at levi as we look ahead at the highly anticipated game at the stadium. Improved bart service and an expected announcement by the agency this morning. Announcer from ktvu fox 2 news, this is mornings on 2. 8 30 on the dot on a gorgeous friday, im Gasia Mikaelian. Good morning, im mike mibach. A lot of blue skies but i still see some fog at the golden gate. There is enough to make maybe some impact. Good morning and the sun for the morning and clouds for the afternoon. If youre stuck in that fog it can be tough. It will be a cool day, 53 to 55 on the forecast highs, those are all below average, and i think theyre going to stay there for a while. Novato says zero visibility, petaluma, concord, napa, liver field, and tracy, 10. Its not widespread, but there are some thick pockets at the golden gate. By later this afternoon well cloud it up from that weak system, 30s and 40s. With this cold air and cloud cover its going to trap a lot of that cold air. Well get some very light rain, early saturday. And it will be out of here. Mid50s on the temps. Heres sal. Weve had a good commute all in all. A couple crashes but mostly its been a nice drive. For example this one on the richmond bridge, its completely cleared out. We have a few cars coming through and not much else. Also if you are driving to the bay bridge, its cleared out, as well. Even some of the spots where its normally slow have been better. I do notice there is a bunch of slow traffic on highway 13 northbound heading up the highway 24. 8 31 lets go back to the desk. Sal, thank you. We have breaking news about the future of the bart Police Department. Later this morning bart will formally announce interim police chief ed alvarez is being given the top job in the Police Department. He rose through the ranks to become a lieutenant and manage several different units and became the interim chief in may after the retirement of carlos rojas. The chief will join me live for a conversation on a number of topics including his thoughts on how safe bart is right now. The Transit Agency is moving forward with plans to prove service. The board of directors voted to award an 800 Million Contract for a company to design and build a modern Communications Based Train control system replacing the Current Network that is 47 years old. The transit agencies the new control system allows more trains to run close together especially through the transbay tube. Bart also plans to add wifi in its stations and trains within the next five years. Riders will start seeing ambassadors on board some train. They will receive training to improve the ridership experience accident mainly to help passengers feel safer on bart. Its a 690,000 Pilot Program thats meant to last since months. If all goes well, bart says it will be permanent. Its a puzzle were putting together to regain the trust of our riders and i think this is a big piece of it. Were going to train them and get them out there so they can be there to report things and be extra eyes and ears and officers can respond and stop people from committing crimes. Bart Police Officers support the ambassador program. The union says hiring more officers is still the best way to ensure rider safety. Ambassadors will operate in two person teams from 2 00 p. M. Until 12 00 p. M. Seven days a week. 8 33. To new video from iran that reportedly shows the plan that crashed in tehran. Video was verified showing a ukrainian jet crashing wednesday killing all 176 people on board. U. S. Officials say it is highly likely that an iranian antiaircraft missile was mistakenly fired. The canadian Prime Minister said hes seen evidence that convinces him the plane was hit by a missile. The families of the victims and all canadians want answers. I want answers. That means closure, transparency, accountability, and justice. And this government will not rest until we get that. Iran is denying reports one of its missiles is responsible for the ukrainian plane crash, and its calling on the u. S. And canada to release the evidence backing their allegations. In washington, House Speaker nancy pelosi says shell soon send the articles of impeachment against President Trump to the senate. Speaker pelosi said shell not hold the articles indefinitely and both sides pressuring nancy pelosi to hand them over. Its been two weeks since passing two articles of impeachment. Im not sure if shes aware of the work or she died to us about it being urgent. We want to see what theyre willing to do and the manner in which they will do it. If Speaker Pelosi doesnt act soon, republicans threaten to start a new trial and throw out the impeachment altogether. Were just a day away from the 49ers first playoff game at levi stadium. Several injured players are returning to action as the team squares off against the Minnesota Vikings. Frank mallicoats live. Reporter im ready for some football. Levi stadium, still kind of waking up. You can see the workers coming in. Tomorrow 1 35 for the kickoff, this place will be rocking. Theyve played 48 regular season games at levi, a number of preseason games but as mike mentioned never a playoff game and tonight its the vikings, its the 49ers and the winner will move on to the nfc championship game. This is a sellout, in fact, the niners say including standing room only tickets, they will have the largest home crowd in their history nearly 75,000 will pack in. And a little piece of candy stick nostalgia, bringing back their retro logo. Niners favor by 7. They went 13 and 3. The vikings had that big wild card win over the saints. Head coach Kyle Shanahan cannot wait for tomorrow but he and his niners have their sites set on something bigger than a vikings win. You can be positive and that gets you excited, but i mean no matter what what happens, there is only going to be one team thats truly happy and were excited to where weve gotten especially compared to these last two weeks but we have one expectation now. I feel very confident in what we do. Our cal does a great job, schematically, putting us in a position to be successful. Reporter nearly 80 of the 49er players have never taken a snap in the playoffs, but a lot of folks who argue theyve already been 9er players have never taken a snap in the playoffs, but a lot of folks who argue theyve already been tested having won 4 of the last 6 00 games. Game 35. Gates will open at 9 35 and its mentioned the winner would be just a win away from the super bowl in miami. By the way if you dont have tickets to the game, they are going for a premium, but the 49ers are going to hand out a couple freebies today but you have to perform. Remember nick bosa in the mud bowl at washington did kind of that spread eagle on the grass . They got a slip and slide here at 11. Whoever does the best impression of nick bosa will get a couple tickets to the ball game. We talked to nick motley, an artist from oakland, and hes pretty crazy. A lot of fun. Youre going to hear from him because he says going to take part coming up at 9 00. Thats the very latest outside levi stadium, im frank mallicoat, ktvu fox 2 news. Years ago, the 49ers and vikings squared off at candlestick park. They were favored by 11 and i think lost by 12. Thats in the past. Yeah, thats in the past. A little redemption here. Steve, this is the thing, i want the 49ers to come out and not play like theyre favored. I want them to play like theyre hungry, mike, gasia. Hit them early, hit them hard. Good morning. The commute has been pretty good. I want to show you some good spots that are formally not so good like the richmond bridge. Marin has not had a lot of slow traffic at all bite way. We havent mentioned them for that reason. Westbound bay bridge looks good if you have to get into San Francisco. Weve seen some slowing in the east bay here and there on the peninsula, too, but things are getting a little bit better. This is a look at the san mateo bridge and that Silicon Valley commute has been nice and quiet. Lets bring steve in with todays weather. Well start in the sierra tahoe report. 9 degrees currently in truckee. 15 south lake tahoe, and today looks good. Now theyll be a system coming in later tonight into early saturday for some very light show and sunday morning looks okay. Next system will come in with some clouds late tonight maybe on sunday but today looks like the best opportunity. 53, pivot temps running below average on a lot of these and there is a little fog quarter mile visibility novato now down to 4 at petaluma. Livermore, 0 at the airport, quarter mile stockton, yet 10 at tracy. Youll hit that wall of fog and moving into the sun. And the lake and mendocino, so morning sun followed by afternoon clouds. 30s on the temps here and the cloud cover this is going to trap a lot of these systems and there is not a lot there. There will be some very light rain late tonight into early saturday and it will fall apart by 9 00 or 10 00. A couple one hundreds should take care of it and a breezy pattern going into the weekend. Were at the doorstep of tax season. Still ahead well tell you whats happening at the irs and what you can do to help process your payment or your refund quickly. More president ial candidates visiting the state this weekend and another candidate will notice be joining next weeks debate stage. Looking to get your business off to a fast start in the new year . Its go time switch to comcast business and get fast internet on the nations largest gigspeed network. Plus, complete reliability with 4g lte backup. And, cloudbased security to help protect the devices on your network. Greenlight your business in 2020 with fast internet and voice for 64. 90 per month. Switch now and get a 100 prepaid card when you add comcast business securityedge. Call today. Comcast business. Beyond fast. John lennon on guitar there from the group you pay have heard of, guitar intros. Thats it for our traffic jams this morning and thank you for the lovely requests that came in from facebook. Thank you, tammy. Next week were going to do something else. Hit me up with the ideas for a theme. Just go to facebook, instagram or twitter and use the ktvu. Yesterdays opening bell, the start of the trading day on wall street and today it is all about the dow at 29,000. It briefly touched that milestone yesterday following a big rally in the past couple of months. Well take a peak and here we see it is not very close to 29,000 at least by these numbers. Dow is down by one quarter of a percent, and the story is the same on the nasdaq. The national Taxpayer Advocate that reveals some major problems tax filers could be facing this tax season. The first issue is customer service. According to the report, the irs only answered 29 of the more than 100 million calls received last year. The irs is also waiting on billions in funding to improve its aging technology. Budget cuts and a shrinking workforce are also slowing down the work flow and irs filters delayed legitimately filed returns as false positives amid as high as 71 . Filers should always sign your return to avoid unnecessary delays. Back to sal we go, and pretty good traffic jams on this friday. In fact, traffic is pretty good. It has been. This four day workweek is catching on with some, at least for the first commute week of 2020. Here we are with a nice look at the bay bridge toll plaza. No major problems on the span. Cleared up, 682, and you can see there is some slow traffic on 880 heading south. San mateo is fine. Its 8 46. Heres steve with the weather. There are some pockets of visibility. Facing the north and south, its cooler than it was yesterday. Would be seeing very little, until probablier early monday. Below average. Now thats just those locations. Livermore is zero visibility to a half mile. Concord san mateo, a quarter mile. At at t we believe in access. The opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. Connecting with the things that matter most. And because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet. Weve created access from at t california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits. May qualify for Home Internet at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. Visit att. Com accessnow, to learn more. A provocative and disproportionet air strike targeting high level military officials and he did so without consulting congress. This is a meaningless vote that only sends the wrong message that House Democrats would rather stand with the socialists base than stand against iran. The resolution in the senate was introduced by virginia senator tim kaine, a democrat, a vote could happen next week. Former Vice President joe biden is campaigning down in los angeles today. His visit comes as Los Angeles Mayor Erik Garcetti is officially endorsed joe biden for president. He called bien a close friend and believes biden could unite the country and joins senator feinstein as some of the highest profile endorsements in california. Bay area Billionaire Tom Steyer has qualified after doing well in two new polls. Today is the last day to qualify for the debate on tuesday. A fox news poll has steyer in second place with 15 and another fox poll has him tied for third place with 12 . Hell be on stage alongside joe biden, elizabeth warren, Pete Buttigieg, and amy klobuchar. Hes set to tour a homeless shelter and credited with turning around south bends homeless problem. Youll hear from Pete Buttigieg himself. Sunday morning on ktvu, followed by mornings on 2 from 7 00 to 10 00. And facebook is facing criticism. Its saying it wont ban or fact check how political ads can fact check people, and allow misleading campaigns to circulate on facebook. Facebook says it should be up to the government to regulate political ads not private companies. Other Tech Companies are cracking down. Google has decided to limit targeting a political ads while twitter banned them altogether. Athletes competing in the Olympic Games will be punished if they take a knee or using hand gestures with political meanings while on the field or during medal ceremonies, including gestures such as what we saw in 1968 when american sprinters raised their fists. Athletes can still express official opinions on social media. If the rules are broken competitors will face three governors bodies that would decide the punishment. Still to come on mornings on 2 the 9 you are beautiful. We catch up with the very funny craig robinson. Also we catch up with the man who has greeted guests for more than four decades in San Francisco and now he is retiring. How the sir Francis Drake hotel is saying goodbye to its longest serving doorman. At at t we believe in access. The opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. Connecting with the things that matter most. And because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet. Weve created access from at t california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits. May qualify for Home Internet at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. Visit att. Com accessnow, to learn more. To deal with the problem. Icians but they wouldnt. So we took it to the voters and forced big tobacco to pay its share of healthcare costs. We fought Oil Companies for new clean air laws and closed a billion dollar Corporate Tax loophole to fund public schools. By going directly to the people we got results. Thats not something you see a lot of from washington these days. Im tom steyer and i approve this message. Lets make change happen. San jose taking action for people at the westwind mobile home so they can stay in their homes. The company says the owner of the property once the land to be returned when the lease expires in 2022. Leaders are pushing for zoning change to designate the land exclusively for a Mobile Home Park. By changing the land establishment, that would require any landowner who wants to develop Something Different than a Mobile Home Park to go through the general planning. A very lengthy process. Everything i have known my whole life. Being able to keep that . It means more than i can even describe. The landowners of the trust is said to afford more stable Housing Options with no plans to move anybody. They will take it up at the next housing meeting january 23. More than 3200 marijuana convictions, those are eligible to be dismissed under proposition 64 which to criminalizes cannabis in california, according to the District Attorney diana beckett, the company has nonprofit criminal conviction data analyzed to be clear, people with marijuana convictions in the county could reach out to see if the records can be cleared. This sunday will be the last day of job for tom sweeney in San Francisco. Sweeney has been at the hotel 43 years as a doorman, he started in 19 years old, sweeney said he had no idea it would be such a venture. Shaken has a presence, i met the Prime Minister, president bush. How many jobs does that happen . City two years old, sweeney says hes ready to spend more time with his family, run marathons, and volunteer. The kitchen serves as last meal january 19. The second location in oakland will stay open, also a Mexican Restaurant close before an anticipated increase in the building for 15 years. Interim police chief getting a permanent job, we speak live with ed alvarez about his vision for safety on bart trains. Plus. I am the queen, i am a diva. Still to come we catch up with craig robinson, just ahead of a standup show at the san jose improv. Gearing up for a major matchup at the stadium. The first ever playoff game at santa clara when the 49ers take on the Minnesota Vikings